Apologies to My Stepson

Apologies to My Stepson

I try to keep my

resentful antipathy at bay;

You are not to be the

            Recipient of another’s rage.

Kept on the outside

            Looking in from the sidelines,

Thinking, knowing

            “Mine”, “Not Mine”

As I try to keep my family

            From falling apart

Ariel

May 2, 2011

I was tempted to not include this reminder, but this is part of the tale.

Blowout Creek Camp (unfinished) by CC Willow
One of our camoing trips; his tents, his tools, his chair.
Timber company's signs.